March

31 days of Indian history

1 March
Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be…
First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
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2 March
Central Warehouse Corporation established.
Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
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3 March
Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father…
Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professo…
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4 March
Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer…
Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presents mid-term budget, c…
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5 March
Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who fil…
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6 March
India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started…
Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul.
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7 March
A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister,…
22 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transpo…
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8 March
Air India International was established for overseas servic…
Vishwanath Narayan Mandalik, famous journalist, writer and…
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9 March
Navalram Lakshmiram Pandya, famous writer and Gujrati criti…
Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor…
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10 March
17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India.
Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Musli…
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11 March
Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosive…
Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social refor…
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12 March
Indian National Academy of Letters "Sahitya Academy" inaugu…
Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th D…
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13 March
The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made…
H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy…
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14 March
Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Gove…
Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More &…
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15 March
Police shoot four people in rioting.
First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaj…
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16 March
Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 othe…
Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70…
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17 March
Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maha…
Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.
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18 March
Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and…
Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was bo…
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19 March
Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead…
Madhu Dandavate,Union Finance Minister, submits Rs. 7,206 c…
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20 March
Kondapally Seetaramaiah, founder of the Peoples War Group o…
Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blast…
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21 March
National Library was established.
The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renam…
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22 March
The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inau…
Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal…
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23 March
Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fi…
Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born.
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24 March
Anusilan Samiti, a revolutionary organisation, was formed i…
Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
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25 March
L. D. Swamikannu publishes "Manual of Indian Chronology" in…
Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.
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26 March
Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, w…
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27 March
21 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage…
Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later decl…
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28 March
Delhi police arrest Shoaib Ilyasi, producer of the crime se…
Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was b…
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29 March
S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Inves…
Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati…
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30 March
Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khal…
New financial measures come into force, including restorati…
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31 March
Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and o…
Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir Geor…
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